The Red Cross on Monday evacuated 34 people wounded in northern Yemen clashes between hard-line takfiris and Huthis.

The Red Cross on Monday evacuated 34 people wounded in northern Yemen clashes between hard-line takfiris and Huthis, a statement said.

The 34 critically wounded were taken from Dammaj, in the Saada province, where takfiris have been besieged for months by Huthi fighters, according to a statement from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

They were airlifted along with a sick person to Sanaa, it said.

Two bodies were also evacuated, the statement said. A takfiri chief in Dammaj told AFP that the remains belonged to two Huthi fighters.

The takfiri leader said that a new ceasefire came into effect on Monday morning as a result of mediation led by a committee appointed by President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.

But the conflict has spread in the northern provinces, embroiling tribes wary of the power of the Huthis.

The ICRC said it has managed to enter Dammaj six times since the fighting resumed on October 24.